The Troubles of the Holy Maiden [Comprehensive]

Chapter 105

In the second year of Hongzhi, June.

Nobunaga, who eliminated Oda Nobuyuu and occupied Qingzhou City, was full of ambitions. This step, the wish of his father Nobuhide, the unification of Owari is just around the corner.

However, the fatigue after the war had not been alleviated, and a news came from the scouts outside the city who risked their lives.Nobunaga's younger brother, Nobukatsu, led Shibata Katsuie, Lin Xiuzhen, Lin Tonggu and other Oda family retainers to rebel and led the army to attack Qingzhou City.

Nobunaga jumped up from the ground with a jerk, clenched his fists tightly.Although she had been prepared for a long time, when she really heard the news of Xinsheng's rebellion, her heart was sour and unspeakable, as if her solid heart had been stabbed a few times, and blood oozes out.

"Xinsheng...why?" Nobunaga closed his eyes fiercely, took a deep breath, and began to gather troops in an orderly manner, and marched out of the city to face the rebels led by Xinsheng.

A brother-to-man battle against Ino began. Although Nobunaga's army was relatively small, his excellent command and elite soldiers still defeated the rebels with fewer troops.At the last moment, Nobunaga, who has always been tough and ruthless, hesitated. She let go of the encirclement, let go of Nobunaga and his retainers.

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"Nobunaga! Nobunaga! Nobunaga! Nobunaga is your biological brother! You grew up together!" Tsuchida Gozen, who heard the news of Nobunaga's defeat, rushed to Nobunaga's residence overnight, and pleaded bitterly, grabbing her sleeve .

Nobunaga was still a little depressed, he shook off Tsuchida Yuzen's hand, and said coldly: "Mother, you also said that I grew up with Nobunaga, but did he consider my position? Time to rebel, is this my real brother?!"

Tsuchida Yuzen's body froze, and immediately threw himself to the ground, crying: "Nobunaga, Nobunaga was only bewitched by his retainers to make a big mistake, he has always respected you, you know it. Forgive him, mother Please, forgive him!"

"Nobunaga! Nobunaga...he is your father's 'son', the male of the Oda family!"

Hearing Tsuchida Gozen's words, Nobunaga's face suddenly became a little lonely, she bit her lip, and stepped forward to help Tsuchida Gozen.

"Mother, you don't have to do this. I don't mean to punish Xinsheng." Nobunaga looked at Tsuchida Gozen expressionlessly, and said lightly: "Mother, I know you can contact Xinsheng, please tell him, I will spare him this time, and will not pursue him and those rebellious retainers. However, if he makes trouble again, the matter will not be settled so easily."

Tsuchida Gozen breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately contacted Nobunaga after returning, asking him to plead guilty with Nobunaga.

When Nobunaga saw a row of bald heads kneeling in front of him, he was really angry and funny.But considering the stability of the situation, she still laughed a few times and patted the shoulders of several people, expressing that she no longer cared.

Several retainers breathed a sigh of relief and expressed their surrender to Nobunaga.Xinsheng looked up at his cheerful "brother", and clenched his fists on his knees.

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"Nobunaga." With a sullen face, Fran handed a piece of paper to Nobunaga who was sitting behind the desk with Dama Jindao, and said, "This is...a secret letter from Katsuya Shibata."

Nobunaga took the letter paper with a cold face, unfolded it, and a few words made her heart sink to the bottom of the valley, and the cold ran into her veins.

Seeing Nobunaga's expression, Fran couldn't bear it, and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back in her throat.Tongue turned around in his mouth, but what he wanted to say became: "What do you want to do?"

Nobunaga threw the letter paper in his hand on the desk, closed his eyes, and said flatly: "Tell Shibata Katsuie that I am seriously ill and in danger, and I want to see my 'good brother'."

Fran walked out of the study room and closed the door. Looking at Nobunaga's lonely shadow under the dim candlelight, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "It seems that Nobunaga has made up his mind." Fran raised her head, looking at the full moon in the dark blue night.

"I don't know whether this kind of growth is good or bad for her..."

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After receiving the message from Shibata Katsuya, Nobukatsu did not hesitate at all, and immediately set off to visit Nobunaga.

In front of Nobunaga's residence, Xinsheng who rushed over was led by Nobunaga's surname to Nobunaga's bedroom.Looking at Nobunaga lying under the quilt with his eyes tightly closed, Nobunaga's worried expression didn't look fake.He staggered to Nobunaga's bed, held her hand outside the quilt with trembling hands, and said softly:

"Brother..."

Before he finished speaking, Nobunaga who was lying on his back on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, the clear and sharp eyes were not sick.

Just when Nobunaga was surprised, a cold light flashed behind Nobunaga, and his confidant Kawajiri Hidetaka who was standing beside Nobunaga suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed Nobunaga at his heart from behind.

Blood splattered everywhere, Xinsheng's eyes widened, and he fell into the arms of the sitting up Nobunaga.

Fran sighed in the shadow of the room, and gestured to Kawajiri Hidetaka: "Let's go, let the brothers stay for a while."

Xiulong looked at the expressionless Nobunaga with some hesitation: "But, the safety of the lord..."

Fran said coldly: "Come on, let's go out."

Xiulong and Fulan left the room, leaving only Nobunaga and Xinsheng in a pool of blood.

Nobukatsu who was stabbed by the short knife still breathed a sigh of relief. He threw himself into Nobunaga's arms, raised his head vigorously, and reached out to touch Nobunaga's face.

"It turns out...you're all right, it's really great...my sis."

Nobunaga held Xinsheng's hand tighter and tighter. She closed her eyes half-closed, her lips trembling, and it took a long time before she uttered a sentence:

"why…"

'Why mutiny again?Why do you say such things?Why... as a betrayer and an insider, you have been hiding my true identity? ! '

'As long as I expose my identity, won't you be able to get the support of most retainers?Why not? ! '

'Why is this all? ! '

With a smile on the corner of Xinsheng's mouth, he shook his head slightly.

"Only...only...if I die, your...status will...be truly stable..."

Shinkatsu smiled, leaving bloodstains on Nobunaga's face with bloody hands.

"My... sister, don't... be sad..."

"Still...remember? Father...told us...the story of Tang Kingdom..."

"Those who want to achieve... big things... close relatives... can also kill..."

The blood-stained hand suddenly fell from Nobunaga's cheek, and the young man in his arms closed his eyes forever, bloodstains and tears intertwined on Nobunaga's face.

Nobunaga, who once vowed never to cry again, now burst into tears.

Fran stood at the door for a long time, but there was no reaction from inside the house.She sighed, opened the door and entered the bedroom.

Looking at Nobunaga who was quietly holding Xinsheng's body, Fran said softly: "Nobunaga, let's wash up. Xinsheng... also needs to restrain himself."

Nobunaga came back to his senses, looked up at Fran, and suddenly asked, "Lan, you already knew that, didn't you?"

Fran looked at her calmly, and said, "It's just some speculation. After all, Xinsheng concealed your identity, which is unreasonable."

Nobunaga murmured: "Yes... yes... why didn't I realize it?"

"The one who was blinded by power... So, was it me?"

Fran directly interrupted Nobunaga's words: "Nobunaga, you are the governor of Oda, and you bear the responsibility of Owari. And if Nobunaga intends to hide it from you, there is nothing wrong with your choice!"

"Xin beat him... it's just asking for benevolence."

Nobunaga held Xinsheng in his arms, stroked Xinsheng's short hair, and said softly: "Yes... I am not wrong."

She put down Xinsheng, stood up, straightened her clothes that were stained with her brother's blood, stepped on her brother's blood barefoot, and walked out of the bedroom.

"Come on, come and clean up."

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Nobukatsu's death, apart from the grief-stricken Tsuchida Gozen, did not cause any disturbance in the Oda family.Rather, his death made the Oda family more stable.

Everyone has seen the end of the betrayer.Even the younger brother who has been with him for 20 years, the former "Owari Idiot" is merciless.

After the matter was settled, Fran went to say goodbye to Nobunaga.

"Why... so suddenly?" Nobunaga looked at Fran who was bidding farewell to her in surprise, and asked.

Fran shook her head and explained: "I have always planned this, because there are still some private matters that have not been dealt with, but on your side... I can't leave. Now, the Oda family is relatively stable, and your cronies have also been cultivated. As long as it develops slowly. As for me, I can also deal with my own affairs."

Nobunaga was silent for a while, and asked, "How long are you going to be away?"

Fran replied: "This time... probably the time will be longer, one or two years sooner, four or five years later."

Nobunaga was silent for a while, and suddenly said without thinking: "You are so smart, so smart that it is scary..." She looked up at Fran, and asked, "Did I let you down?"

Fran shook her head, and just said: "You and I both understand, maybe... it's better to be separated for a while. This way, you are comfortable, and I am also comfortable." She took out a charm from her sleeve and put it on the one in front of Nobunaga. On the table: "When you encounter a crisis, light it, and I will rush back immediately." After speaking, Fran turned around.

"Nobunaga, you have to take care of yourself."

Fran understands that Nobunaga's death has torn a small rift between Nobunaga and herself. This rift may heal, but it will take time.

Walking out of Zhitian Mansion, Fulan looked up at the high sky, and exhaled deeply, with a relaxed smile on her lips.

In Oda Mansion, Nobunaga was sitting in the room drinking one cup after another, leaning on the table when he was drunk, beating the beat with his thighs, singing Heira Kanemori's famous waka over and over again in a hoarse voice.

"しのぶれどど色に出にけりわが恋は物や思ふと人の问ふまで (Lovesickness is revealed, and I want to hide my heart. Who is the trouble, I ask the questioner.)"【1】

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Fran, who left the Oda Mansion, looked at the compass in her hand. The spinning pointer made her scratch her head a little, and the engraving of 'Ambrosius' on the compass made her even more upset.

With no thoughts, Fran decided to go all the way north, just for sightseeing.

The further north we went, the colder the weather became. It was the end of the new year, and the north began to snow.Fulan, holding a Tang umbrella, was walking on the street, looking at the snow as soft and white as goose feathers, somehow she suddenly thought of Xuenv, that cold and beautiful banshee.

'I don't know how she is now? '

Just when Flan's thoughts were flying, a woman suddenly rushed out from the street, perhaps to avoid the snow, the woman lowered her head slightly, clasped the folded pottery on her head with both hands, and rushed into Flan's room. arms.

The Tang umbrella fell, and Fulan reached out to support the somewhat reckless woman. She seemed a little startled, and her two slender hands as white as jade tightly grasped Fulan's arm.

"Miss, are you alright?" Seeing that the woman was still dressed as a girl, Fran was careful not to have too much physical contact with her, but politely lifted the woman up and asked softly.

The woman raised her head slightly, revealing the beautiful face that was half hidden under the folded pot. She gracefully bowed to Fran, her voice was sweet and soft but seemed to have a small hook, and her witty words moved people's hearts and souls.

"The little girl is fine, thank you for your help."

After finishing speaking, the woman picked up the Tang umbrella from the ground and handed it to Fulan with her hands facing up.

Fran smiled and raised her hand to take the umbrella. Against the snowy background, the handsome young warrior and the beautiful samurai girl seemed to form an elegant and romantic picture scroll.

Next, Fran's voice sounded, breaking the beautiful picture.

"Ibaraki-douji...you really don't change after repeated admonition..."

The author has something to say: [1] Hira Kanemori, one of the 36 singers, wrote the Waka that won the top spot at the Palace Song Competition held by Emperor Murakami Tentoku in the fourth year.

Japan's guilt is to shave its head, and Nishang doesn't know why~ yo, start the branch line of the underworld.

small theater:

Ibaraki Doji (peeping): This little boy looks familiar, who does he look like?High ponytail, straight blue, waist wearing a sword...md, Tsuna Watanabe!Hehe, my uncle is unparalleled in beauty, there is absolutely no way I will miss it a second time!

Ibaraki Doji (female costume): Adult~

Fran: ...

Ibaraki Doji: ...

Fran: Huh.